Jul. 12, 2007 - Tea Eggs

What are these things?  Brown Easter Eggs?  Pototoes boiled in beef broth? An experiment gone wrong?  No!  They are tea eggs!  Number One Son says that the he has had them a few times for dinner and at first, he was taken aback, but that they are Very Good if you can believe it!  Very savory and delicious.  They are made by hard-boiling eggs, then cracking the shell, but not peeling it, and then boiling them for a long time in tea and spices.  "Every single store in my city has a crockpot full of them.  It is the smell of the city and we're going to have to learn how to make them, because one whiff of that smell will take me right back here!"

Looking for a recipe?  Or dying to see how they look peeled?  I'll let you know how it works, but Number One doesn't want us to try them until he gets home, "because I want to make sure y'all get them right!"

Truly, the prime illustration of food doesn't have to be pretty to taste good!